Josh Safdie calls Marty Supreme ‘personal’ as family of real-life Marty allege that they never blessed the film

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According to the same report by THR, Josh Safdie grew up around table tennis, and several family members were involved with the sport at some level or the other. He always wanted to make a film about the sport, and one day his wife, Sara Rossein, brought him a copy of Reisman’s autobiography. She also served as an executive producer and researcher for the film, and once she handed Josh the book, he finally found the story he wanted to tell. However, he and his team argue that except for a few details, such as the appearance, they wrote a completely fictional script.

The similarities that have been pointed out by the world are called a “homage” by the director, and he recently talked about the story during an interview. He appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and the host asked him, “Where did it (the idea) come from?” Josh replied, “It’s a movie about a dreamer. A dreamer whose dreams no one respects. He is going to go to hell and back to try to pursue greatness. It’s about table tennis, and anything you can take seriously in life is worth pursuing.”

Before getting into the idea, Josh said, “As big as this movie is in terms of scope, it’s a personal movie, and all my films are personal.” While there might be some truth to what both the parties are saying, one thing is for certain… Marty Supreme and its Oscar run are being put through the wringer, and you just have to wonder who benefits from all this.